Bubble Tip Anemone Show Off / Eye Candy Thread

[Ocellaris123]

Vaders

 

[Reef Jedi]

I have an anemone invasion, a beautiful invasion. Currently working on a nem cannon to take some of these to my LFS.

 

[Cheezle]

This thing has taken over my tank. Can't add nothin cuz I have no more room or it'll kill it. I love/hate it these days lol

 

[Sophie"s mom]

I am in the long process of finding a couple of different BTA
and
I need some help figuring out which two / three that I want to put in my tanks.
So, I thought a Eye Candy / Show Off Thread
Was in order.

So, if you would.
Post pictures of your
Bubble Tip Anemones

Sponsors Welcomed

Hey there! Not sure where you are at, but I have a TON of rainbow BTA's that I want to get rid of. I am in coastal Virginia.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

I have an anemone invasion, a beautiful invasion. Currently working on a nem cannon to take some of these to my LFS.

Please let me know specifics of how you are doing that and how successful you are! I have about 50 to get rid of!

 

[Reef Jedi]

Please let me know specifics of how you are doing that and how successful you are! I have about 50 to get rid of!

Check out this thread, I have to give @tbrown the credit for this link. He shared with me and it’s working well so far. I’ve only tried it a couple times and I’ve removed 8 so far. But it absolutely works!

Safe and Easy DIY way to remove Nems

Due to seeing numerous post recently about how to remove anemones and shrooms without hurting them or destroying rock work. I felt like this was in order. First off, a little back story. Years ago, when I lived in Florida and collected aquatic life on a regular basis, we always had issues with...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[tbrown]

This thing has taken over my tank. Can't add nothin cuz I have no more room or it'll kill it. I love/hate it these days lol

Black Widow?

 

[winxp_man]

Black Widow?

Looks to be a Sherman. I don’t see the characters of the black widow in this nem.

Had two of these a while back such nice nems!

 

[tbrown]

Looks to be a Sherman. I don’t see the characters of the black widow in this nem.

Had two of these a while back such nice nems!

Sherman's are nice as well! Black Widows get massive, don't they?

 

[Cheezle]

Black Widow?

It is indeed a black widow, it lost its stripes the bigger it got

 

[winxp_man]

It is indeed a black widow, it lost its stripes the bigger it got

That is odd. Seen some big ones with strips. My Sherman’s had smaller strips that went away when it got to about 6-7”

 

[winxp_man]

Sherman's are nice as well! Black Widows get massive, don't they?

I think if fed most BTA nems will get about 12” in size. Now carpets and others of that nature are known to get much larger.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Check out this thread, I have to give @tbrown the credit for this link. He shared with me and it’s working well so far. I’ve only tried it a couple times and I’ve removed 8 so far. But it absolutely works!

Safe and Easy DIY way to remove Nems

Due to seeing numerous post recently about how to remove anemones and shrooms without hurting them or destroying rock work. I felt like this was in order. First off, a little back story. Years ago, when I lived in Florida and collected aquatic life on a regular basis, we always had issues with...

www.reef2reef.com

Thank you for the link! My only issue here is I will no way to put a rubber band to secure the pipe in place. All my rock work is deeply connected and totally covered with anemones. Any ideas about how to get around that part?

 

[tbrown]

I think if fed most BTA nems will get about 12” in size. Now carpets and others of that nature are known to get much larger.

I have Jokers. They split frequently and stay small. I think the biggest Joker BTA I've ever had in my tanks was around a 3" oral disc.

 

[tbrown]

Thank you for the link! My only issue here is I will no way to put a rubber band to secure the pipe in place. All my rock work is deeply connected and totally covered with anemones. Any ideas about how to get around that part?

If you can wedge it it works as well. The point of the rubber bands is to force the Anemone to go up the tube instead of out the side.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

If you can wedge it it works as well. The point of the rubber bands is to force the Anemone to go up the tube instead of out the side.

Thank you so much

 

[tbrown]

Thank you so much

Good luck with it! I removed 10 or 12 BTAs from my last tank using this method and have removed 5 or 6 from the current tank the same way.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Good luck with it! I removed 10 or 12 BTAs from my last tank using this method and have removed 5 or 6 from the current tank the same way.

I have so many that you can't even see the rockwork on that side of the tank! The other day my poor foxface got the crap stung out of him. I am honestly ready to get the majority out and just pitch them! When I first got the ONE , I had no idea they would turn into what I have now! I lost count after 50. I am extremely frustrated with them at the moment. If it weren't for how much my little Picasso clown loves them, I would get rid of all of them. I don't want them hurting my fish or my corals.

 

[tbrown]

I have so many that you can't even see the rockwork on that side of the tank! The other day my poor foxface got the crap stung out of him. I am honestly ready to get the majority out and just pitch them! When I first got the ONE , I had no idea they would turn into what I have now! I lost count after 50. I am extremely frustrated with them at the moment. If it weren't for how my my little Picasso clown loves them, I would get rid of all of them. I don't want them hurting my fish or my corals.

Mine are, for the most part, in my sump with a pair of clowns for this very reason.

 

[dvgyfresh]

Spoiled clown pic and new addition to nem tank